Simantro Explained

Simantro
Name Local:Σήμαντρο
Type:community
Periph:Western Macedonia
Periphunit:Kozani
Municipality:Voio
Population:29
Population As Of:2021
Elevation:770
Coordinates:40.3872°N 40.4245°W
Postal Code:500 01
Area Code:+30-2468
Licence:ΚΖ

Simantro (el|Σήμαντρο, before 1927: Λαμπάνοβον – Lampanovon),[1] is a village and a community of the Voio municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Neapoli, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The 2021 census recorded 29 inhabitants in the village.

Lampanovon was a mixed village and a part of its population were Greek speaking Muslim Vallahades.[3] The 1920 Greek census recorded 186 people in the village, and 180 inhabitants (35 families) were Muslim in 1923. Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Lampanovon were from Pontus (49) in 1926. The 1928 Greek census recorded 141 village inhabitants. In 1928, the refugee families numbered 46 (172 people).[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Institute for Neohellenic Research. Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Lampanovon – Simantron. Pandektis. 23 August 2024.
  2. Web site: ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities. el. Government Gazette.
  3. Metoki. Athanasia. 2016. Οι ελληνόφωνοι μουσουλμάνοι της Δυτικής Μακεδονίας: η περίπτωση των Βαλαάδων της Κοζάνης και των Γρεβενών. The Greek-speaking Muslims of Western Macedonia: The case of the Vallahades of Kozani and Grevena. Masters. el. University of Macedonia. 1 September 2024. 3, 14.
  4. Pelagidis. Efstathios. 1992. Η αποκατάσταση των προσφύγων στη Δυτική Μακεδονία (1923–1930). The rehabilitation of refugees in Western Macedonia: 1923–1930. Ph.D.. el. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. 26 August 2024. 83.